Clay Flag Lifts on the Tray - 適合初學者的英文短篇故事，含中譯與發音

A small clay rope rests beside a soft block. The board is smooth. Alma kneels at the table edge. Her knees rest on the carpet. Her forearms lie on the wood. Tiny fingerprints mark the block's top. A faint mineral smell hangs by the board.

The mother pinches the small piece on the second board. The round side rises a little under her fingers. It looks like dough at the edge. "Soft and smooth," the mother says. She dips a fingertip in the enamel cup. The water clouds more at the rim.

On the tray, a tiny clay flag stands. A pale outline sits under it. Its thin corner lifts up. It stays there. The window stands wide. Light falls on the table. Beside the block, the same rope now flattens at one end.

一條小黏土繩放在一塊柔軟的黏土塊旁。木板很光滑。Alma在桌邊跪坐。她的膝蓋靠著地毯。她的前臂貼在木面上。小小的指紋留在黏土塊表面。板邊飄著淡淡的礦物氣味。

媽媽在第二塊木板上捏著那小塊黏土。圓圓的一側在她指下微微隆起。邊緣看起來像麵團。媽媽說：「好軟，好滑。」她把指尖沾進搪瓷小杯。杯口的水更顯混濁。

托盤上立著一面小小的黏土旗。它下方有一圈淡淡的印痕。它薄薄的一角翹起來。就那樣停著。窗戶大大敞開。光落在桌面上。黏土塊旁，那條繩的一端此刻更扁了。